Can I Post a Video of My Attackers on the Internet?
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Answer:
We are unable to determine the ownership of the video. Copyright infringement is the violation of any exclusive right held by the copyright owner. The general rule is that the author - here, the photographer -- is the owner of the copyright.
The answer will also depend on the circumstances surrounding how the video was filmed. Invasion of privacy involves making something public in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. It's not enough to argue that the photos were private; you must be able to prove that you and the men had an agreement never to share them with the outside world.
Blackmail is a form of extortion in which the threat is to expose embarrassing, damaging information to family, friends or the public in exchange for payment of money or other advantage. It is a form of extortion, but differs in that extortion involves depriving someone of property.
Please see the following OH statute:
2905.11 Extortion.
(A) No person, with purpose to obtain any valuable thing or valuable benefit or to induce another to do an unlawful act, shall do any of the following:
(1) Threaten to commit any felony;
(2) Threaten to commit any offense of violence;
(3) Violate section 2903.21 or 2903.22 of the Revised Code;
(4) Utter or threaten any calumny against any person;
(5) Expose or threaten to expose any matter tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or to damage any person’s personal or business repute, or to impair any person’s credit.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of extortion, a felony of the third degree.
(C) As used in this section, “threat” includes a direct threat and a threat by innuendo.
Harassment may consist of the abuse of authority that occurs when a person uses authority unreasonably to interfere with an employee or the employee's job. It includes humiliation, intimidation, threats, and coercion.
